San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-06-23

Then for mOuir Il tlI'Te was intense still
ness, made hOnbc by prrSage ot what
! was ~ come
The kin, lifted his spear, and suddenly
twenty thnusand feet were raised as though
they belonged u one man, and brought
| down with a stamp upon the earth. This
| was repeated three times. causing the solid
| ground 10 shake and trrubIc Then from
far point of the circle q r.p.ItlTy voice began
a wIiling song, Of which the refrain rang
something ~ follows:
What Is the lot of man born Of woman"
Back came the answer rolling out from
every throat in the vast company:
"Drlthr'
Gradually, however the song was taken
up by company after company, till the whole
armed multitude WIS singing it, and could
no longer follow the Wor IS. except IN 80 lar
as they appc red Ia represent various phases
Of human passions. fears. AMI joys. Now it
seemed to be a Ioyc-SOng now majestic
swelling wal chant, and last Of all death
dirgc ending suddenly in one heart breaking
wall that went crnoing aud rulIIng away in
a volume of bloOd-curding sound Again
the silence fell upon the place amt agtin 1t
was broken by the King lifting up his hirmd.
instantly there was paticring Of feet, and
from out of the masses Of the warriors
strange and awful figures rrur running to-
ward us As they drew urar we saw that
they were tNu,r Of women, mOSt at them
| a@ed, for Their whit hair urnamcntcd with
small bladder taken from fish, Strrdmri ont
behind thcm. Their face, wrrr painted in
stripes of white amt yellow: down their
backs hung SmHh"-skuus. and round their
waists ratified CIrC,rtS OF human bones, while
each held IN her shriveIri hand small
t"rked wand. In all there w"r' ten 81
Them. Nhrh lhry arrived IN front oi us
they halted, AMI one Of them pointing with
her wand toward the ciJucElng ilgur2 ~ ca
goo, cried out:
Mother, old mother We are here
Good! good! gbod! p:prd out that aged
inlqulty. Arr Your eyes kern, isanusip'
witch doctreS'rS), 'ye S"eIs in dark pa
ces?'
Mother, they are Keen.
Good! good! good! Are your ears open,
isanusis, ye WHO hear words that come not
from the tOnguc?'
Mother, they are open"
"Goodl coodI GOOD, Are your senses
awake, islnlsis-c,n W. smell blood can yr
purge the land Of the wicked ones vino com
pass evil against the king and their neigh
bur,9 Arn,rr,l. IL 70 dc, iu.lIr,o of Heaven
above. We whom | have Taught who have
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of the water of nv magicT'
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